Known Issues: Fornost Revamp?

[DMor]

From the Known Issues:

Instances

• Fornost is currently undergoing renovations and is unavailable to players.

Does this mean.....scalable instance coming soon? Or am I just getting overexcited about something that's entirely unusual? My interest is piqued by the fact that they shouldn't really have been able to break Fornost by adding the Great River, hence my intrigue.

[Esselnor]

Looks like Fornost is getting some love.

[Crell_1]

From the known issues list: "Fornost is currently undergoing renovations and is unavailable to players."

Aha! I thought I'd noticed it missing from the list on BR, thanks for confirmation.

Why are we not getting it done Helegrod style where the whole instance was accessible during the revamp? (Anyone remember the brief overlap being able to get to old Helegrod via the E&G?)

1. I assume you're scaling it? Who's responsible for this? +JWB?
2. Can we see some shiny deeds and titles please?! It'd be nice to get some new sources for zeal among others, especially with the trait cap increase to R14 and no new deeds for some of these traits with few means of acquiring.
3. Are we going to see something more like Helegrod with wings? Or like CD with raid locks? Personally I'd prefer raid-locks, maintain the epic feel of the instance.
4. Challenge quest(s), Be sure we get some of these and be sure they give seals at launch, not like the revamp to Helegrod, which last I checked still didn't award seals for anything but the 24man portion.

[Galuhad]

I noticed this too on BR but thought it was just an over-sight. Nice to see it getting some attention, can't wait to hear more about this. I always thought Fornost was one of those instances that often gets skipped because of the difficulty in finding groups at that level, hopefully players will be more interested in running it if it gets scaled (fingers crossed).

[SuaronTehMighty]

This would be very welcome and long overdue. It would also give the North Downs quest pack some extra value, but would need to happen alongside a zone revamp. ATM everyone skips ND in favor of Evendim, which is a pity.

[Sapience]

Before people get too excited, the revamp isn't going to be completed until at least Update 7. So don't expect these instances to return before then.

[Innocentbe]

i personally forgot entirely that fornost even existed

[Chewie-nl]

aaah nice, always liked fornost ^^

[SuaronTehMighty]

"These instances"? What else is getting a revamp?

[Crell_1]

Before people get too excited, the revamp isn't going to be completed until at least Update 7. So don't expect these instances to return before then.

I take it that you've split Fornost wing style like Helegrod then?

+Turbine, you have now acquired the title, 'Splitter of Instances'.

[Uron]

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!


Check one off my most wanted list

[Eartholloth]

This would be very welcome and long overdue. It would also give the North Downs quest pack some extra value, but would need to happen alongside a zone revamp. ATM everyone skips ND in favor of Evendim, which is a pity.

I can say I am one of the ones who does not skip ND. I do that one & evendim.

[Nindolvoth]

Before people get too excited, the revamp isn't going to be completed until at least Update 7. So don't expect these instances to return before then.

It sounds like fornost is getting sliced and diced.

[hillard1959]

Before people get too excited, the revamp isn't going to be completed until at least Update 7. So don't expect these instances to return before then.

I'm patient. I can wait.

[Armaius]

Great news! Glad to see Fornost is getting some love. Also, I'm glad I soloed the thing recently and got the housing item before it was shut down. :P

[Crell_1]

Before people get too excited, the revamp isn't going to be completed until at least Update 7. So don't expect these instances to return before then.

1. Are we expecting a North downs revamp as well?
2. Why is Fornost being scaled before ITA? (After all, you rescaled Edenwaith.)
3. Can you confirm that Update 7 is NOT RoR?, (In that we'll expect to see this prior to the Expansion, even baring some maintance releases (6.1/6.2)...)

[MagneticThor]

Can we add Carn Dum and Urugarth on the list for Update 7 too?

And, if I may go as far, possibly, Rift?...

[Galuhad]

Before people get too excited, the revamp isn't going to be completed until at least Update 7. So don't expect these instances to return before then.

Haven't been there in years, I'm sure a few more months won't make much difference

[Sapience]

I take it that you've split Fornost wing style like Helegrod then?

+Turbine, you have now acquired the title, 'Splitter of Instances'.

Once we're ready to release it there will be appropriate dev diaries. Until then, everything is rumor and speculation.

Haven't been there in years, I'm sure a few more months won't make much difference

Sadly our data shows this is the case for many. On the upside, it allows us to close to instances and then reopen them later in their new improved state.

[Galuhad]

Once we're ready to release it there will be appropriate dev diaries. Until then, everything is rumor and speculation.

That's no more a "no we aren't" than a "yes we are" you tease.. Seems the rumour mill will be coming back into business

[Ryvick]

So to sum it up:

Fornost is being withheld as its split into multiple instances for an update around or after Update 7 which is not Rohan but comes before Rohan.

[SuaronTehMighty]

Tbh Uru and CD are fine as they are. They are the last truly huge and epic instances left. Slicing them in bits and pieces wouldn't do them justice.

[Lord_Cryptic]

Awesome to hear it getting scaled... Not awesome to turn it into a another slice and dice instance. I Miss the old helegrod days entrance to the fortress through all those mobs you have to kill within 10secs of eachother

[Vandervahn]

...
2. Why is Fornost being scaled before ITA? (After all, you rescaled Edenwaith.)

Well one could argue that ITA still gives rewards that are directly end-game useable (good relics/iXP rewards) and endgame-relevant in certain circumstances (lvl65 first agers, stat legacies, empo scrolls).

I guess there is also the issue that lower level players havent had something really new since the Evendim revamp (ok, two 3-man instances). As it is, most players are advised to buy Evendim in that level bracket; and another huge chunk has Trollshaws/Misty via the legendary RoI sales.

While Misties and trollshaws are probably most in need of revamp, Northdowns is IMO the most interesting candidate.

In any case, shame on Turb for closing my ND deeds castle

[hillard1959]

Tbh Uru and CD are fine as they are. They are the last truly huge and epic instances left. Slicing them in bits and pieces wouldn't do them justice.

On the other hand, it would be nice if you could target specific bosses or clusters of bosses for specific class items. Though if they were to split up CD, I could see them doing it in two parts: The Keep and everything before the Keep.